Xinyang Xiao

Xinyang Xiao is an artist and student at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, working towards earning a BFA. Within the arts, Xinyang has a broad range of experiences and interests: She curates exhibitions, sometimes through virtual platforms; As part of the Art on the Mart program, her work has been projected onto the river facade of the Merchandise Mart; and she works on sound design for film and theater.

Within her artistic practice, she is currently focusing on sound and its interdisciplinary integration with other artistic mediums. She first became interested in different human relationships and focused on narrativizing energy movement within these relationships. Her studies have now expanded to consider the realm of audience, public, and general populations.

Xinyang splits her time between Chicago and Beijing, China.